Rest - Guest Meditation by Cole Arthur Riley
The Daily Still - Guided Christian Meditation, Reflection, and Devotionals
Cindy L. Helton
4.9 • 549 Ratings
🗓️ 1 May 2023
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
We are honored to offer a special encore guest meditation by writer and poet Cole Arthur Riley. Cole is the New York Times best selling author of "This Here Flesh - Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories that Make Us."
In today's podcast episode, Cole shares a meditative reading from the chapter of her book on Rest.
We invite you to enter into a place of centering stillness, becoming aware of the Divine within. Feel the wind of the Spirit blowing, as you settle in and listen to this beautiful meditation by Cole Arthur Riley.
And be sure to check out my in-depth conversation with Cole, as part of our Conversation on Stillness Series. (Episode dated May 12, 2022)
Cole serves as the spiritual teacher in residence with Cornell University's Office of Spirituality and Meaning Making. She is also the creator of Black Liturgies, a space that integrates spiritual practice with Black emotion, Black literature, and the Black body; and a project of The Center for Dignity and Contemplation where she serves as Curator.
For more on Cole and her work, visit www.colearthurriley.com
@colearthurriley and @blackliturgies
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Daily Still Podcast, a place to pause. |
| 0:08.0 | Here we create space to listen for the whispers of God. |
| 0:12.8 | I'm your host, Cindy Helton, and I believe one of the greatest gifts we can give to ourselves is room to be still. |
| 0:21.6 | As we continue our series on following Jesus, I'm reminded that following Jesus includes the |
| 0:29.0 | invitation to rest. |
| 0:32.1 | In Matthew 11, 28, and 29, the message, Jesus asks, are you tired, worn out, burned out? Come to me. Get away with me, |
| 0:45.9 | and you'll recover your life. I'll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me. |
| 0:57.0 | Watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms |
| 1:02.0 | of grace. |
| 1:13.8 | Today I'm honored to offer a favorite encore guest meditation by author Cole Arthur Riley from her New York Times bestselling book, This Here Flesh. |
| 1:19.8 | Cole reads from the chapter of her book on rest. |
| 1:24.4 | She writes, To Rest is a special kind of power. |
| 1:29.6 | God invites us into unapologetic rest for our bodies. |
| 1:35.2 | So I invite you into a few moments of quiet space. |
| 1:40.5 | As you listen, consider where do you need rest? |
| 1:48.0 | Is it a physical rest or perhaps a rest from something you are carrying within? |
| 2:00.0 | Relax any areas of tension you are carrying. |
| 2:03.6 | Take several slow, deep breaths with the awareness of the divine dwelling within you. Let the wind of the Spirit blow over you as you follow Jesus into a place of rest for your soul. |
| 2:41.0 | Now let's settle in and begin. From Psalm 4610, God says, be still and know that I am God. |
| 3:15.3 | To rest is a special kind of power. |
| 3:21.3 | Even someone who is direly overworked can close her eyes for two minutes, and by the mercy of of God find those seconds stretched out into years |
| 3:26.1 | allowing the healing and regeneration she deserves to come in a blink. |
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